Serah
@etherealserah.bsky.social
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Serah
@etherealserah.bsky.social
· Oct 29
Survival Horror's Fantasy Lineage
YouTube video by Ethereal Worlds
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NEW VIDEO!
Horror and fantasy have always been strongly related through their shared gothic lineage and the survival horror genre in particular has long adhered to a dungeon crawling game structure which greatly influences the ways in which its stories are constructed. Let's explore that!
Horror and fantasy have always been strongly related through their shared gothic lineage and the survival horror genre in particular has long adhered to a dungeon crawling game structure which greatly influences the ways in which its stories are constructed. Let's explore that!
I wasn't expecting to get actual birthday presents but I got some great ones.
November 14, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I wasn't expecting to get actual birthday presents but I got some great ones.
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A little bit later, but I know there's also at least one demake of a Japanese eroge from this scene! Anime Story from 2004 is a conversion of Three Sisters' Story for MS-DOS and Windows.
November 13, 2025 at 5:55 PM
A little bit later, but I know there's also at least one demake of a Japanese eroge from this scene! Anime Story from 2004 is a conversion of Three Sisters' Story for MS-DOS and Windows.
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The Russian ZX Spectrum scene of the mid-late 90s is fascinating. With more powerful computers expensive and out-of-reach for most, there was a scene of dedicated strategy fans bringing demakes and unique versions of Civilization, Master of Orion, and XCOM to ZX Speccy 'Pentagon' clones.
November 13, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The Russian ZX Spectrum scene of the mid-late 90s is fascinating. With more powerful computers expensive and out-of-reach for most, there was a scene of dedicated strategy fans bringing demakes and unique versions of Civilization, Master of Orion, and XCOM to ZX Speccy 'Pentagon' clones.
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I have released a demo for a small game I'm making
videowitch.itch.io/tennis-witches
videowitch.itch.io/tennis-witches
Tennis Witches by Video Witch
A tennis RPG with witches and funny little creatures
videowitch.itch.io
November 1, 2025 at 1:43 AM
I have released a demo for a small game I'm making
videowitch.itch.io/tennis-witches
videowitch.itch.io/tennis-witches
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Caught in the rain in The Frasier Companion (PC, 1995)
October 30, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Caught in the rain in The Frasier Companion (PC, 1995)
it's now been more than a year since I last made a video. I've been kinda down on the idea of ever doing anything else on YouTube to be honest. I still have things I'd like to rant about for an extended period--game maker, MSX, Wines of the World--but ig we'll see if they end up bein videos or blogs
October 30, 2025 at 12:53 AM
it's now been more than a year since I last made a video. I've been kinda down on the idea of ever doing anything else on YouTube to be honest. I still have things I'd like to rant about for an extended period--game maker, MSX, Wines of the World--but ig we'll see if they end up bein videos or blogs
I bought it. I also downloaded the updated Gold Edition, which has a slightly different user interface.
Honestly it's so charming that I kinda wanna get some wine now...
Honestly it's so charming that I kinda wanna get some wine now...
I'm kinda getting obsessed with multimedia CDs. Some of what I'm looking at is in my existing wheelhouse--digital magazines, electronic literature, etc--but I'm also trying really really hard not to buy "Wines of the World" right now. I don't even drink wine!
October 22, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I bought it. I also downloaded the updated Gold Edition, which has a slightly different user interface.
Honestly it's so charming that I kinda wanna get some wine now...
Honestly it's so charming that I kinda wanna get some wine now...
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Wines of the World, Gold Edition (PC, 1997)
October 21, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Wines of the World, Gold Edition (PC, 1997)
I'm spending far too much time on the Giantess Wiki lately
October 20, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I'm spending far too much time on the Giantess Wiki lately
I'm kinda getting obsessed with multimedia CDs. Some of what I'm looking at is in my existing wheelhouse--digital magazines, electronic literature, etc--but I'm also trying really really hard not to buy "Wines of the World" right now. I don't even drink wine!
October 20, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I'm kinda getting obsessed with multimedia CDs. Some of what I'm looking at is in my existing wheelhouse--digital magazines, electronic literature, etc--but I'm also trying really really hard not to buy "Wines of the World" right now. I don't even drink wine!
this how you insert a break into your exposition
October 11, 2025 at 10:02 PM
this how you insert a break into your exposition
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Actually speaking of the "kids these days" stuff I don't really have much patience for handwringing over zoomer “brainrot” humour because I grew up with "We Drink Ritalin" (actual title!) and other animutations on albinoblacksheep. We weren't an erudite generation
October 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Actually speaking of the "kids these days" stuff I don't really have much patience for handwringing over zoomer “brainrot” humour because I grew up with "We Drink Ritalin" (actual title!) and other animutations on albinoblacksheep. We weren't an erudite generation
It's defo not the only reason fewer people are reading books, but talking about reading as though it's like eating your veggies probably isn't helping.
October 7, 2025 at 6:22 AM
It's defo not the only reason fewer people are reading books, but talking about reading as though it's like eating your veggies probably isn't helping.
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Our indie Roguelike RPG where you play an Angel that rebuilds his brain back from scratch is over 50% funded on Kickstarter, with 2 weeks left to go.
We need ⚔️ YOUR HELP ⚔️ to cross the finish line!
(Kickstarter, Steam Demo & Discord links in first comment 🔽)
We need ⚔️ YOUR HELP ⚔️ to cross the finish line!
(Kickstarter, Steam Demo & Discord links in first comment 🔽)
October 2, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Our indie Roguelike RPG where you play an Angel that rebuilds his brain back from scratch is over 50% funded on Kickstarter, with 2 weeks left to go.
We need ⚔️ YOUR HELP ⚔️ to cross the finish line!
(Kickstarter, Steam Demo & Discord links in first comment 🔽)
We need ⚔️ YOUR HELP ⚔️ to cross the finish line!
(Kickstarter, Steam Demo & Discord links in first comment 🔽)
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People talk about how you have to play and beat Nier Automata multiple times to get the full story but you don't. That's a formalism. The game has distinct chapters and uses the "ending credits" as chapter breaks. The game you're thinking of is Nier Replicant. That's the sicko shit.
September 29, 2025 at 7:11 AM
People talk about how you have to play and beat Nier Automata multiple times to get the full story but you don't. That's a formalism. The game has distinct chapters and uses the "ending credits" as chapter breaks. The game you're thinking of is Nier Replicant. That's the sicko shit.
Reading Roman de Silence (Sarah Roche-Mahdi translation) and I love how it opens with a lengthy tirade about how much the poet hates rich people.
September 22, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Reading Roman de Silence (Sarah Roche-Mahdi translation) and I love how it opens with a lengthy tirade about how much the poet hates rich people.
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Gaming history blazing hot take: if recreating the experience of playing old games via CRT shaders is important, it's equally important to recreate crappy old emulators so you can experience what it was like to play these games for the first time on a low-env 90s PC.
September 19, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Gaming history blazing hot take: if recreating the experience of playing old games via CRT shaders is important, it's equally important to recreate crappy old emulators so you can experience what it was like to play these games for the first time on a low-env 90s PC.
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⚔️TIME ⚔️ TO ⚔️ RECLAIM ⚔️ YOUR ⚔️ BRAIN⚔️
Blanksword's Steam Demo & Kickstarter Campaign just launched as of RIGHT NOW!
Play the Demo on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3484670/...
Preorder the game on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/283...
Join the Discord: discord.gg/ftmCfsupyv
Blanksword's Steam Demo & Kickstarter Campaign just launched as of RIGHT NOW!
Play the Demo on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3484670/...
Preorder the game on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/283...
Join the Discord: discord.gg/ftmCfsupyv
September 17, 2025 at 6:14 PM
⚔️TIME ⚔️ TO ⚔️ RECLAIM ⚔️ YOUR ⚔️ BRAIN⚔️
Blanksword's Steam Demo & Kickstarter Campaign just launched as of RIGHT NOW!
Play the Demo on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3484670/...
Preorder the game on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/283...
Join the Discord: discord.gg/ftmCfsupyv
Blanksword's Steam Demo & Kickstarter Campaign just launched as of RIGHT NOW!
Play the Demo on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3484670/...
Preorder the game on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/283...
Join the Discord: discord.gg/ftmCfsupyv
Total adoration for Nigel Dobbyn's work on the Knuckles stories, too. For as much as I love the IDW art, these two might still be my favourite Sonic artists.
September 16, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Total adoration for Nigel Dobbyn's work on the Knuckles stories, too. For as much as I love the IDW art, these two might still be my favourite Sonic artists.
the evolution of language is fun 💙📚
September 16, 2025 at 1:03 AM
the evolution of language is fun 💙📚
needed some melancholic fantasy music to get me in the writing mood and, as ever, sonic the hedgehog provides.
September 9, 2025 at 10:17 PM
needed some melancholic fantasy music to get me in the writing mood and, as ever, sonic the hedgehog provides.
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Shredding some sick slopes this SNOW SATURDAY in Final Fantasy VII: Snowboarding, a mobile phone game exclusive to Japanese phones based on the snowboarding minigame from FF7. It's pretty cool!! But I'm also pretty bad at it, sorry.
(Final Fantasy VII: Snowboarding, Mobile, 2008)
(Final Fantasy VII: Snowboarding, Mobile, 2008)
September 6, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Shredding some sick slopes this SNOW SATURDAY in Final Fantasy VII: Snowboarding, a mobile phone game exclusive to Japanese phones based on the snowboarding minigame from FF7. It's pretty cool!! But I'm also pretty bad at it, sorry.
(Final Fantasy VII: Snowboarding, Mobile, 2008)
(Final Fantasy VII: Snowboarding, Mobile, 2008)
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playing with my friends in despelote :)
best game of the year btw (2025, PC)
best game of the year btw (2025, PC)
September 3, 2025 at 6:57 AM
playing with my friends in despelote :)
best game of the year btw (2025, PC)
best game of the year btw (2025, PC)
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Up on my site now: a lil' feature on Absolute Entertainment's Space Shuttle Project, a neat edutainment(ish) space sim(ish) game for NES.
Enjoy, y'all, and as ever, reposts appreciated. 💜
Enjoy, y'all, and as ever, reposts appreciated. 💜
Realistic Space Flight on the NES: Space Shuttle Project (1991)
All aboard for an edutainment space adventure on NES.
scanlineartifacts.co.uk
September 1, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Up on my site now: a lil' feature on Absolute Entertainment's Space Shuttle Project, a neat edutainment(ish) space sim(ish) game for NES.
Enjoy, y'all, and as ever, reposts appreciated. 💜
Enjoy, y'all, and as ever, reposts appreciated. 💜
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Journalist is a game where you do research, interview people, and make use of publicly accessible official records, all in order to write stories for a newspaper in a small Swedish town:
theswedishgames.wordpress.com/2025/09/01/j...
theswedishgames.wordpress.com/2025/09/01/j...
Journalist (2000)
The game Journalist, released in 2000 on CD-ROM for PC and Mac, is set in the fictional Swedish town Midköping. The player character (you can choose their gender and name at the beginning of the ga…
theswedishgames.wordpress.com
September 1, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Journalist is a game where you do research, interview people, and make use of publicly accessible official records, all in order to write stories for a newspaper in a small Swedish town:
theswedishgames.wordpress.com/2025/09/01/j...
theswedishgames.wordpress.com/2025/09/01/j...